Don’t be afraid to brush out dem curls, babe! 🌟⠀⠀So often when I’m styling I’ll hear people say “ I can never get my hair as smooth as you do” OR “my curls never hold. I’d be so afraid to brush them out!”⠀⠀Let me break it down for ya’ll : ⠀⠀🌟 Any curled style should have some texture product in the blow dry to help give your hair some MEMORY. Like, literally the texture (commonly volumizing products) helps your hair REMEMBER where you put it.⠀⠀If you’re not blow drying first, that could be a big reason your curls don’t last. They don’t have the foundation they need.⠀⠀🌟 Therefore, if you heat style properly for your hair type, and set with a holding spray brushing your curls out only softens them. It shouldn’t deflate them entirely!⠀⠀⚠️ Pro tip: be sure to let those curls cool all the way down (yes in those ugly Shirley temple ringlets 😂) for at least a couple minutes before you brush them out.⠀⠀Cheers to all your soft beach waves in this muggy muggy summer we’re having in the PNW 💁🏻‍♀️⠀⠀⠀

REFRESH 💡⠀⠀Check out this root smudge + gloss we’re doing for my babe Elena.⠀⠀She likes to go a REALLYYYY long time between colors so I wanted to give her a root transition that would blend seamlessly with her natural color in a few months time.⠀⠀A root smudge is a great 👌🏻 example of a Refresh appointment. Something that only takes about 45 mins - 1.5 hrs to complete, and just tweaks your look to keep it feeling fresh in between maintenance and full sessions.⠀⠀Ever feel like your color fades and all of a sudden your the dreaded “brassy” or “yellow” shade of your nightmares... 😩‼️😂⠀⠀Not to worry beautiful, you just need a REFRESH to keep your color looking it’s best!⠀⠀Next time you’re in, let’s chat about your maintenance regimen. We’ll get your refresh appointment on the calendar before you leave, so you know you’ll look great no matter where you have to be 🌟⠀

WANT LOW MAINTENANCE COLOR?⠀⠀Not sure what that means for your current grow out? Wondering if being darker at the base would even look right on you?⠀⠀✨✨Let’s get you on a customized treatment regimen✨✨⠀⠀You’ll hear me say it again and again. COLOR EVOLVES 🌱 It grows and fades and shifts and changes places on your head.⠀⠀Majority of the services I do, are essentially maintaining and enhancing the initial foundation now that it’s evolving into a new shape.⠀⠀These maintenance appointments typically fall into the PARTIAL category. Most clients will receive 2-4 maintenance appointments per year. ⠀⠀⠀Wondering if your color falls into this MAINTENANCE category?⠀⠀Want to know what we can do to make your color lower maintenance?⠀⠀Just hit me up. I’d love to customize a color plan for you ✨⠀⠀

🌙 Typically your first service with me will be some type of fully customized look.⠀⠀But what does that even mean?⠀⠀A full is the opportunity to change your entire look ✨ to lighten up everywhere! To do an all over darker shade for fall! To add some dimension through your ends and pop a money piece in the front! Whatever your Pinterest searching heart desires, but consider it an overall look.⠀⠀This type of color session usually ranges between 3-4hrs. It will take into consideration your previous color, the health and texture of your hair, and apply techniques to move toward your desired look.⠀⠀Most of my clients receive a full look 1-3x per year. It’s for when we really need to change it up, or do some extensive lightening.⠀⠀But after that...⠀Maintenance phase kicks in! 👏🏻⠀⠀Wondering if your color needs to be a FULL every time? Considering a big change? Let’s chat! 📲 ⠀⠀

Ya’ll need to know about these eco heads if you don’t already 👏🏻💦⠀⠀We have these in the salon and I don’t think I’ll ever go back to another shampoo bowl head again.⠀⠀They filter unwanted minerals out of the water. Which makes your color last longer, feel softer, and shows way more shine ✨⠀⠀And did I mention they have great water pressure 🧖🏻‍♀️🙌🏻⠀⠀Do you have hard water where you live? That can be a huge factor as to why your hair is fading fast or losing its luster 🌟⠀⠀Invest in a shower head filter!⠀I have a few guests who have filters at home, and it was a GAME CHANGER for their color and texture.⠀⠀Clean water = Worry free + longer lasting color!⠀⠀

GUESS WHAT! Daria let me color her hair 🙏🏻🙌🏻👏🏻😭⠀⠀...for the first time in her LIFE 🤯😱⠀⠀I have been doing Daria’s cuts for about 6 years now.⠀⠀She has the best fashion sense, she’s always working hard to meet her next goal, and she’s never had a ton of time to pamper herself.⠀⠀She’s always had a really pretty brunette shade naturally and thought it wasn’t necessary. Plus she was super nervous about feeling not like herself when she looked in the mirror. Which I totally get! ⠀⠀We need to feel like our hair brings out the best side of us. Like when you wear that little black dress that makes you feel SEXY. Or pull out that one pair of jeans that fit JUST RIGHT.⠀⠀Ya’ll know what I’m talking about 🖤⠀⠀I believe your hair can give you that same feeling. Confidence. Health. A women taken care of.⠀⠀Once Daria and I settled on a shade she felt comfortable with, and talked in depth about what she wanted out of a color...she said “I trust you.”⠀⠀And as I turned her towards the mirror to see the finished result, she said “I can’t believe I waited this long to see myself this way.”⠀⠀*cue my ugly cry* 😭⠀⠀

DID YOU KNOW?⠀⠀Most of the cool tone we see in hair, is just that... a TONER! 🤯⠀⠀A toner (commonly called a gloss) is a gentle color that transforms your hair from its raw underlying pigment (a varying shade of yellow, orange, or red depending on your natural + existing color) to the gorgeous beige, sandy, buttery blondes you leave the salon with.⠀⠀Essentially, Toners keep your hair from feeling or fading BRASSY 🧡❌⠀⠀Ever had highlights? You’ve probably had a toner too. They go hand in hand 99% of the time.⠀⠀Toners last about 6-8 weeks, depending on your washing regimen. More washes = faster fading.⠀⠀Like to go longer than 2 months between color services? You probably will notice some significant fading after those first 6-8 weeks.⠀⠀Trying to keep your hair cool for the summer? Expect to need a Toner Refresh in between your highlight appointments. This way your highlights stay toned to that gorgeous color you left the salon with.⠀⠀Some colors can be a maintenance commitment, but as stylists we’re not just telling you to come back in for nothing. Toners keep your hair feeling fresh! They add that necessary tone back to the hair to avoid that BRASSINESS you dread. They also add tonnnns of shine ✨⠀⠀Let me know if you need any help staying COOL FOR THE SUMMA 🤘🏻

DANGGGG this BRONDE transformation is everything 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻⠀⠀Elizabeth came to me ready for a change. She wanted to go back to something closer to her natural color so she could space out her appointments 📆⠀⠀I chose to paint a Full Highlight for her using both highlights + lowlights.⠀⠀We wanted a seamless blend when her natural grew in. By choosing NOT to do a global on scalp application, I can give her a tad softer grow-out line come 8 weeks from now. Essentially, by varying the lowlights with her existing natural it creates a subtle multidimensional look.⠀⠀Then I painted a fewwww soft balayage pieces up around the face. Just a few with @love_kevin_murphyfreestyle.lightener. And I used a low level 10vol developer to avoid damaging any fragile ends.⠀⠀We finished with a root shadow of @redken shades eq 06N. Then a gloss through the ends of 08GI + 09N + Clear. Simple, but just enough depth reflection to give her this sexy root blend that won’t need to be touched up for another 3–5 months 🖤⠀⠀Elizabeth is the perfect example of someone who wants to go a long time between appointments, and needs to adjust her color to fit that type of low maintenance look.⠀⠀We picked out some hydrating products to take home, and I coached her on how to keep her hair feeling healthy between visits🌟 ⠀⠀What’s the real takeaway here? Sometimes change is good. And even though it can seem sad to let the blonde go, look how sultry, healthy and sexy a walk on the BRONDE side can be ✨✨✨